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HP-UX ftpd glob() Expansion STAT Buffer Overflow

Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

FTP

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

10.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

18 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

Buffer overflow in FTP server in HPUX 11 and previous allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by creating a long pathname and calling the STAT command, which uses glob to generate long strings.

Solution

Solution

- Upgrade your FTP server. - Consider removing directories writable by 'anonymous'.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)